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Thursday, 26 June 2014

Let me be a carrot

Gardening can truly be a powerful
spiritual activity. Think of it; The Garden is a place of miracles.
Small seeds are put into dirt and watered then they grow roots,
stems, leaves and bear fruit to eat. We put a tiny, flat colorless
pumpkin seed in the ground and after some weeks we have a long vine
containing a number of big, round orange fruits.

As a gardenerer I have the privilege to
see such miracales on a reglurar basis and every gardening season
witnesses the ongoing fulfillment of God’s promise:

“While the
earth remains,Seedtime and harvest,Cold and heat,Winter
and summer,And day and nightShall not cease.”

(Genesis 8:22)

The seeds we plant will grow with the
attention of us as gardeners. The more diligent and intentional we
are in providing for the various needs of the plants, the greater
will be their growth.

And plants have different needs. You do
not grow a carrot in the same way as a rose. Carrots need deeply
tilled soil that they can push through and when you plant a bare root
rose the roots should be covered, but the stem should be out of the
ground.

As human beings we also have different
needs and we grow in different ways. We may have the common bond of
being followers of Jesus Christ, yet we are both like and unlike one
another. I like it. You may be a rose and I can be a carrot. The
difference is there; in size, color, and shape. In personality,
spirutal maturity and the gifts we have. The variety is designed by
our Lord to bless us as individuals and to bless our church.

If I help you to grow to a beautiful
rose can you help me to be a good carot?

"but grow in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.